There have been numerous speculations seeking to pitch Wladimir Klitschko against Anthony Joshua for a rematch later this year.

The six foot seven former heavyweight champ was recently in Los Angeles, where he admits he comes a lot.

Tony Jeffries made the revelations that the Ukrainian fighter came to his gym with his guys but gave little away of their plans. Jeffries claimed that Joshua was a very popular figure in the States, even more than Deontay Wilder – a top contender for Joshua to face next in a unification match. The Olympic bronze medallist Jeffries said aside the Mayweather-Pacquaio fight, the Klitschko-AJ fight was the next most talked about.

Former Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko was recently presented an award by Ray Jones Jnr on behalf of the WBC, as the ‘Eternal World Heavyweight Champion.’

Klitschko having relinquished his WBC titles after retirement then proceeded to pursue a career in politics.

Speaking at the ceremony, Klitschko said:

“Nothing is impossible. I was born in the Soviet Union, a big country where professional boxing was forbidden. I would watch Mike Tyson when he became the youngest world heavyweight champion in 1986, and I said to my friends, ‘Do you know what boys? One day I will be fighting guys like that. One day I will be world heavyweight champion.”

Vitali Klitschko reveals what he thinks is going to happen in Joshua-Klitschko fight.

The fight was announced soon after Joshua defeated Eric Molina effortlessly in three rounds two weeks ago and the notion of the upcoming star taking on a legend of the game has got almost everyone talking.

In spite of boasting an outstanding record of 64 wins from 68 bouts, Klitschko actually goes into the fight as the underdog based on the almost all the bookies. And even though he might not enjoy much support among the 80,000+ spectator in attendance on the night, the Ukrainian nonetheless has the support of his big brother.

Klitschko was just as lethal as his brother in the ring during his 17-year professional boxing career before he hung up the gloves to join politics in 2013.

Both the siblings are being called to be larger than life and with good reason. Having debuted the world of boxing in 1996, both went on to dominate the world of boxing, especially in the division of over 200 pound weight categories. Vitali struck gold for the first time with the world title. This had occurred in 1999. He also won the belt for the world heavyweight category of WBO. His career defeat came at the age of 43. The defeat came at the hands of Chris Byrd. Even though he retired intermittently in 2004, he came back to the ring in 2008 and finally retired in 2013. However, his legends are still being carried forward by his brother, Wladimir. He is a second world title holder and he had helped to win over his brother’s defeat when he defeated Chris Byrd and won the first title as well.Continue reading 'Vitali Klitschko To Demonopolise Power Market'»

Vitali Klitschko being in mayor post since 2015 has drawn attention of a different kind.

He has declared that he does not draw salary for the post. It is seldom that a former fighter in the ring takes up a public administration post. But Vitali is an exception. He holds the Chairman post in the city state administration of Kyiv. However, he does not draw salary for the post and the income gets recorded from abroad. Tax declaration that was done in 2015 was published where such details were disclosed.

Klitschko does receive prizes and dividends but no regular salary for the post. Of source, his income abroad is substantial. His accounts abroad revealed that he earned about 2.623 million, which he has saved in different foreign banks. He also disclosed the amounts that are held at different Ukrainian banks. Insurance policies that the mayor holds with his family members also amount to substantial figures. Among other positions he has a house of 786 square meters and an apartment of 225 square meters. He owns a land of 2500 square meters. They own two cars, a Land Rover Discovery 4 and a Toyota Seqvoia. Continue reading 'Vitali Klitschko And His Acts As A City Mayor'»